Bio

Welcome to my page! I am an incoming PhD Student at the Keck School of Medicine study Development, Stem Cells, and Regenerative Medicine. I am highly interested in understanding the genetic regulatory networks and molecular signal pathways that drive developmental patterns, and hope to use these pathways to treat chronic disease and congenital abnormalities.

Research Focus

I currently study human kidney development in the Lindström Lab, with an emphasis on the nephron (filtration unit of the kidney). We are highly motivated to build an atlas of [human]((https://sckidney.flatironinstitute.org/) and mouse nephrogenesis to create regenerative cell types for therapeutic discovery and renal replacement therapy.

My main project studies the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and its link to the nascent nephron’s cell identities and morphogenetic features, and how misprogrammed signals lead to congenital abnormalities of the kidney.

Education

University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA

Ph.D. in Development, Stem Cells, and Regenerative Medicine | August 2023 - Present

University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA

B.S. in Computer Science | August 2020 - May 2021

University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA

B.S. in Business Administration | August 2016 - May 2020

Research Experience

Google Brain | Principal Investigator | January 2018 - Present

Morsut Lab | Graduate Research Assistant | June 2014 - December 2017